Summary
The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 71
Audience score73%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −12 min on the typical 103
typical 10391Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+2Released
1998
December 14, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Germany- Italy
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 39
Patrick DempseyJeremiah
Oliver ReedGeneral Safan
Klaus Maria BrandauerKing Nebuchadnezzar
Leonor VarelaJudith
Anna MaguireYoung Girl
Anita ZagariaJeremiah's Mother
Vincent ReganKing Sedecia
Andrea OcchipintiKing Joiakim
Michael CroninChelkia
Stuart BunceBaruch- RMRoger MayElshuma
Simon KunzGemariah
Silas CarsonHananiah
Franco CastellanoBabylonian Minister- DMDamian MyerscoughEphraim
- CPChris PavloHanamel
- LSLuke SheppardChild Jeremiah
- JSJolyon StephensonEbed Melech
Franco FantasiaOld Man- GMGiovanni MicoliMan in the Night
Mohamed Bastaoui2nd Man in the Night- ZHZaki HouariPashur
- ADAbdessamad DiniaIsaac
- HZHamid ZoughiWorkman
Directing · 1
- Harry Winer Director, Teleplay
Production · 9
- Matilde Bernabei Producer
- Lorenzo Minoli Producer
- Jeremy Zimmermann Casting
- Ahmed Boulane Casting
- Barbara Giordani Casting
- Cornelia von Braun Casting
Camera · 1
- Raffaele Mertes Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David A. Simmons Editor
Sound · 1
- Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Paolo Biagetti Production Design
- Titus Vossberg Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Giovanni Viti Costume Design
- Simonetta Leoncini Costume Design
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